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Zhang JW, Huang SH, Qin JM. Clinical strategy of conversion therapy and surgical treatment for liver metastases from colorectal cancer. Shijie Huaren Xiaohua Zazhi 2022; 30:897-913. [DOI: 10.11569/wcjd.v30.i20.897] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Colorectal cancer is one of the common malignant tumors of the digestive system in clinical practice. Due to the anatomical characteristics of the colorectum itself, colorectal cancer is prone to liver metastasis. Approximately 15%-25% of colorectal cancer cases are complicated with liver metastasis at diagnosis, 15%-25% are complicated with liver metastasis after radical resection of colorectal cancer, and 80%-90% with liver metastasis cannot undergo radical resection initially. The 5-year survival rate is less than 5%, and liver metastasis is the main cause of death in patients with colorectal cancer. In recent years, with the clinical application of effective chemotherapy and molecular targeted drugs, as well as the rapid development of surgical techniques, an individualized safe, efficient, fast, treatment plan can be formulated according to patients' age, primary colorectal tumor location, degree of differentiation, Ras and B-Raf gene status, tumor size, number and distribution of metastases in the liver. By shrinking the tumor volume in the liver and increasing the residual liver volume, liver metastatic tumors can undergo surgical resection or disease-free status can be achieved in patients with liver metastasis. As a result, patients with colorectal liver metastases can achieve a 5-year survival rate of 30%-57%, which greatly improves the prognosis after operation. According to the postoperative adverse factors, individualized preventive measures are worked out to reduce the impact of adverse factors and improve the prognosis of patients with colorectal liver metastases. In this paper, we systematically discuss the clinical strategy of conversion therapy and surgical treatment for unresectable colorectal cancer liver metastases by reviewing the relevant domestic and foreign literature, so as to provide a theoretical reference for the selection of clinical treatment and program for patients with unresectable colorectal cancer liver metastases.
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- Jin-Wei Zhang
- Department of General Surgery, The Third Hospital Affiliated to Naval Military Medical University, Shanghai 201805, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The Third Hospital Affiliated to Naval Military Medical University, Shanghai 201805, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The Third Hospital Affiliated to Naval Military Medical University, Shanghai 201805, China
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Araujo RLC, Riechelmann RP, Fong Y. Patient selection for the surgical treatment of resectable colorectal liver metastases. J Surg Oncol 2016; 115:213-220. [PMID: 27778357 DOI: 10.1002/jso.24482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2016] [Accepted: 09/30/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Advances in surgery and chemotherapy regimens have increased the long-term survival of patients with colorectal liver metastases (CRLM). Although liver resection remains an essential part of any curative strategy for resectable CRLM, chemotherapy regimens have also improved the long-term outcomes. However, the optimal timing for chemotherapy regimens remains unclear. Thus, this review addressed key points to aid the decision-making process regarding the timing of chemotherapy and surgery for patients with resectable CRLM. J. Surg. Oncol. 2017;115:213-220. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Raphael L C Araujo
- Department of Upper Gastrointestinal and Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Radiology and Oncology, Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Surgery, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, California
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Araujo RLC, Gönen M, Allen P, DeMatteo R, Kingham P, Jarnagin W, D'Angelica M, Fong Y. Positive postoperative CEA is a strong predictor of recurrence for patients after resection for colorectal liver metastases. Ann Surg Oncol 2015; 22:3087-93. [PMID: 25582745 DOI: 10.1245/s10434-014-4358-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2014] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND The role of carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) in surveillance and follow-up of patients with colorectal cancer continues to be debated. The objective of this study was to assess the utility of postoperative CEA as a predictor of recurrence for patients with resected colorectal liver metastases (CLM). METHODS Patients were identified from a prospectively maintained CLM database, and were studied retrospectively. Patients with extrahepatic disease or initially unresectable CLM were excluded. All patients in this study received adjuvant systemic chemotherapy after resection. RESULTS Between 1997 and 2007, a total of 318 consecutive patients were studied, with 168 patients (53 %) experiencing recurrence within 2 years. Various postoperative CEA cutoffs were tested as independent predictors of recurrence. A postoperative CEA ≥15 ng/ml obtained the highest hazard ratio (1.87; 95 % CI 1.09-3.2; p = 0.023) and was chosen to be included in the survival analysis in the multivariate model. A postoperative CEA ≥15 ng/ml had a specificity of 96 % and positive predictive value of 82 % for recurrence. On multivariate analysis, age ≥70 years, the presence of positive lymph node at primary tumor resection, disease-free interval ≤12 months, number of lesions >1, largest lesion ≥5 cm, presence of positive margins, and postoperative CEA ≥15 ng/ml were independent predictors of recurrence within 2 years. CONCLUSION This study demonstrates a postoperative CEA ≥15 ng/ml to be a predictive test for recurrence.
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- Raphael L C Araujo
- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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Beppu T, Miyamoto Y, Sakamoto Y, Imai K, Nitta H, Hayashi H, Chikamoto A, Watanabe M, Ishiko T, Baba H. Chemotherapy and targeted therapy for patients with initially unresectable colorectal liver metastases, focusing on conversion hepatectomy and long-term survival. Ann Surg Oncol 2014; 21 Suppl 3:S405-13. [PMID: 24570379 DOI: 10.1245/s10434-014-3577-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2013] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Eight years have passed since the introduction of chemotherapy (chemo) and targeted therapy regimens for colorectal liver metastases (CRLM). This study aimed to clarify the effectiveness of chemo and targeted therapy in facilitating conversion hepatectomy and improving long-term survival in Japanese patients with CRLM. METHODS A total of 199 patients with CRLM were treated between May 2005 and August 2012. Initial therapies for these patients included straightforward hepatic resection (n = 48; 24 %), induction chemotherapy (n = 148; 74 %), and radiofrequency ablation (n = 3; 2 %). RESULTS In 56 of 137 patients (40.1 %) with initially unresectable CRLM, 7.5 courses of chemo and targeted therapy downsized and converted tumors to resectable tumors. The 5-year cumulative overall survival (OS) rate and the median survival time were significantly higher for the resectable CRLM than for the unresectable CRLM (54.6 vs. 5.3 % and 77.3 vs. 21.3 months, respectively; P < .0001). Multivariate analysis revealed that conversion hepatectomy (hazard ratio [HR] 0.19; P < .001) and responder to chemo and targeted therapy (HR 0.46; P < .01) were independent prognostic factors for OS. Multivariate analysis also revealed that left-sided colon or rectal cancer (odds ratio [OR] 8.4; P < .05), H1/H2 metastases (OR 7.3; P < .05), no extrahepatic metastases (OR 52.6; P < .001), and responder to chemo and targeted therapy (OR 6.1; P < .05) were significant predictors of conversion hepatectomy. CONCLUSIONS A chemo and targeted therapy can facilitate conversion hepatectomy and allow for an excellent prognosis in patients with initially unresectable CRLM.
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- Toru Beppu
- Department of Multidisciplinary Treatment for Gastroenterological Cancer, Kumamoto University Hospital, Kumamoto, Japan,
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Nakamura T, Harada S, Nakao T, Masuda K, Wilkinson G, Sako H, Yoshimura N. Successful liver resection for the unusual case of peripheral intra bile duct growth of liver metastasis from colorectal carcinoma. J Surg Case Rep 2013; 2013:rjt055. [PMID: 24964465 PMCID: PMC3813704 DOI: 10.1093/jscr/rjt055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Peripheral intrabiliary liver metastases (PILM) from colorectal carcinoma are rare, and this feature, which resembles primary cholangiocarcinoma, potentially misleads the accurate diagnosis and subsequent surgical treatment. A 67-year-old man with a medical history of descending colon carcinoma demonstrated an abnormal rise in CA19-9. There was a strong possibility of peripheral cholangiocarcinoma, because Computed tomography detected tumour infiltration into bile duct three. The patient underwent anatomic segment eight and lateral lobe resection. Pathological findings revealed that every tumour was metastatic liver carcinoma due to descending colon carcinoma. Cases of liver metastasis which resemble peripheral cholangiocarcinoma might be difficult to distinguish preoperatively. The correct diagnosis is important in making decisions regarding the surgical management of such patients. Nonanatomic hepatectomy is often performed for liver metastases from colorectal carcinomas. Anatomic hepatectomy, however, should be recommended in cases of PILM.
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- Tsukasa Nakamura
- Department of Transplant and General Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto- prefecture, Japan
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- Department of Transplant and General Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto- prefecture, Japan
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- Department of Transplant and General Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto- prefecture, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Omihachiman Medical Community Center, Omihachiman-city, Shiga-prefecture, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Omihachiman Medical Community Center, Omihachiman-city, Shiga-prefecture, Japan
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- Department of Transplant and General Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto- prefecture, Japan
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Jones R, Malik H, Fenwick S, Poston G. Perioperative chemotherapy for resectable colorectal liver metastases: Where now? Eur J Surg Oncol 2013; 39:807-11. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2013.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2012] [Revised: 11/27/2012] [Accepted: 04/25/2013] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Jones RP, Dunne D, Sutton P, Malik HZ, Fenwick SW, Terlizzo M, O'Grady E, Koelblinger C, Stättner S, Stremitzer S, Gruenberger T, Poston GJ. Segmental and lobar administration of drug-eluting beads delivering irinotecan leads to tumour destruction: a case-control series. HPB (Oxford) 2013; 15:71-7. [PMID: 23216781 PMCID: PMC3533714 DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-2574.2012.00587.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2012] [Accepted: 09/05/2012] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Irinotecan-loaded drug-eluting beads represent a novel drug delivery method that allows for the locoregional delivery of irinotecan to colorectal liver metastases (CRLM). The method has shown impressive response rates. However, the pathological response to this treatment has not previously been demonstrated. METHODS Patients with easily resectable CRLM were treated with drug-eluting beads delivering irinotecan (DEBIRI) 4 weeks prior to resection. Pathological tumour response was graded using a validated system. The intraoperative detection of previously unidentified disease allowed for the assessment of pathological responses directly attributable to bead treatment. RESULTS In Patient 1, segmental embolization of the target lesion in segment VIII resulted in 100% necrosis (0% viability). An untreated lesion in segment IV was found to be 30% viable. In Patient 2, subsegmental embolization of the target lesion in segment VI resulted in 60% necrosis and 40% fibrosis (0% viability). An untreated lesion in segment VI remained 60% viable. In Patient 3, lobar embolization of the target lesion in segment II resulted in 0% viability. Two further lesions within the treated hemiliver, both with 0% viability, and one lesion in the untreated hemiliver with 45% viability were discovered at laparotomy. CONCLUSIONS This series demonstrates the effectiveness of DEBIRI in the treatment of CRLM. High rates of tumour destruction are possible, even with the proximal lobar administration of DEBIRI. Lobar administration appears to be an appropriate method of delivery for integration into future therapeutic regimens.
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- Robert P Jones
- School of Cancer Studies, Institute of Translational Medicine, University of LiverpoolLiverpool, UK,Northwestern Hepatobiliary Unit, Aintree University HospitalLiverpool, UK
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- School of Cancer Studies, Institute of Translational Medicine, University of LiverpoolLiverpool, UK,Northwestern Hepatobiliary Unit, Aintree University HospitalLiverpool, UK
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- School of Cancer Studies, Institute of Translational Medicine, University of LiverpoolLiverpool, UK,Northwestern Hepatobiliary Unit, Aintree University HospitalLiverpool, UK
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- Northwestern Hepatobiliary Unit, Aintree University HospitalLiverpool, UK
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- Northwestern Hepatobiliary Unit, Aintree University HospitalLiverpool, UK
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- Department of Histopathology, Aintree University HospitalLiverpool, UK
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- Department of Radiology, Medical University of ViennaVienna, Austria
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- Northwestern Hepatobiliary Unit, Aintree University HospitalLiverpool, UK
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- Northwestern Hepatobiliary Unit, Aintree University HospitalLiverpool, UK
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Jones RP, Vauthey JN, Adam R, Rees M, Berry D, Jackson R, Grimes N, Fenwick SW, Poston GJ, Malik HZ. Effect of specialist decision-making on treatment strategies for colorectal liver metastases. Br J Surg 2012; 99:1263-9. [DOI: 10.1002/bjs.8835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Background
One hundred and ten patients were treated with palliative chemotherapy, of whom 53 had liver-only disease and had not been reviewed by a specialist liver surgeon. One scan was excluded as all reviewers felt it to be of insufficient quality to assess. Improved surgical technique and better chemotherapeutic manipulation of metastatic disease has increased the number of patients eligible for potentially curative resection of colorectal liver metastases. The rapid evolution in this field suggests that non-specialist decision-making may lead to inappropriate management. This study aimed to assess the management of colorectal liver metastases by non-liver surgeons.
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All patients who underwent chemotherapy with palliative intent for metastatic colorectal cancer at a regional oncology centre between 1 January and 31 December 2009 were identified from a prospectively maintained local database. Six resectional liver surgeons blinded to patient management and outcome reviewed pretreatment imaging and assigned each scan a score based on their own management choice. A consensus decision was reached on the appropriateness of palliative chemotherapy.
Results
Tumours in 33 patients (63 per cent) were considered potentially resectable, with a high level of interobserver agreement (κ = 0·577). When individual approach to management was considered, interobserver agreement was less marked (κ = 0·378).
Conclusion
Management of patients with colorectal liver metastases without the involvement of a specialist liver multidisciplinary team can lead to patients being denied potentially curative treatments. Management of these patients must involve a specialist liver surgeon to ensure appropriate management.
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- R P Jones
- School of Cancer Studies, Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
- Northwestern Hepatobiliary Unit, Aintree University Hospital, Liverpool, UK
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- Division of Surgery, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Assistance Publique–Hôpitaux de Paris Hôpital Paul Brousse, Centre Hépato-Biliaire, Université Paris-Sud, Unité Mixte de Recherche en Santé 776, Villejuif, France
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Basingstoke and North Hampshire NHS Foundation Trust, Basingstoke, UK
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, University Hospital Wales, Heath Park, Cardiff, UK
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- Liverpool Cancer Trials Unit, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Northwestern Hepatobiliary Unit, Aintree University Hospital, Liverpool, UK
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- Northwestern Hepatobiliary Unit, Aintree University Hospital, Liverpool, UK
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- Northwestern Hepatobiliary Unit, Aintree University Hospital, Liverpool, UK
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- Northwestern Hepatobiliary Unit, Aintree University Hospital, Liverpool, UK
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Jones RP, Jackson R, Dunne DFJ, Malik HZ, Fenwick SW, Poston GJ, Ghaneh P. Systematic review and meta-analysis of follow-up after hepatectomy for colorectal liver metastases2. Br J Surg 2012; 99:477-86. [DOI: 10.1002/bjs.8667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/30/2011] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The evidence surrounding optimal follow-up after liver resection for colorectal metastases remains unclear. A significant proportion of recurrences occur in the early postoperative period, and some groups advocate more intensive review at this time.
Methods
A systematic review of literature published between January 2003 and May 2010 was performed. Studies that described potentially curative primary resection of colorectal liver metastases that involved a defined follow-up protocol and long-term survival data were included. For meta-analysis, studies were grouped into intensive (more frequent review in the first 5 years after resection) and uniform (same throughout) follow-up.
Results
Thirty-five studies were identified that met the inclusion criteria, involving 7330 patients. Only five specifically addressed follow-up. Patients undergoing intensive early follow-up had a median survival of 39·8 (95 per cent confidence interval 34·3 to 45·3) months with a 5-year overall survival rate of 41·9 (34·4 to 49·4) per cent. Patients undergoing routine follow-up had a median survival of 40·2 (33·4 to 47·0) months, with a 5-year overall survival rate of 38·4 (32·6 to 44·3) months.
Conclusion
Evidence regarding follow-up after liver resection is poor. Meta-analysis failed to identify a survival advantage for intensive early follow-up.
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- R P Jones
- Division of Surgery and Oncology, School of Cancer Studies, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK
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- Liverpool Cancer Trials Unit, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK
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- Division of Surgery and Oncology, School of Cancer Studies, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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Pathak S, Jones R, Tang JMF, Parmar C, Fenwick S, Malik H, Poston G. Ablative therapies for colorectal liver metastases: a systematic review. Colorectal Dis 2011; 13:e252-65. [PMID: 21689362 DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2011.02695.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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AIM The standard treatment for colorectal liver metastases (CRLM) is surgical resection. Only 20-30% of patients are deemed suitable for surgery. Recently, much attention has focused on ablative therapies either to treat unresectable CRLM or to extend the margins of resectability. This review aims to assess the long-term outcome and complication rates of various ablative therapies used in the management of CRLM. METHOD A literature search was performed of electronic databases including Medline, Cochrane Collaboration Library and the National Library of Medicine's ClinicalTrials.gov. Inclusion criteria were ablation for CRLM with minimum 1 year follow-up and >10 patients, published between January 1994 and January 2010. RESULTS In all, 226 potentially relevant studies were identified, of which 75 met the inclusion criteria. Cryotherapy (26 studies) had local recurrence rates of 12-39%, with mean 1-, 3- and 5-year survival rates of 84%, 37% and 17%. The major complication rate ranged from 7% to 66%. Microwave ablation (13 studies) had a local recurrence rate of 5-13%, with a mean 1-, 3- and 5-year survival of 73%, 30% and 16%, and a major complication rate ranging from 3% to 16%. Radiofrequency ablation (36 studies) had a local recurrence rate of 10-31%, with a mean 1-, 3- and 5-year survival of 85%, 36% and 24%, with major complication rate ranging from 0% to 33%. CONCLUSION Ablative therapies offer significantly improved survival compared with palliative chemotherapy alone with 5-year survival rates of 17-24%. Complication rates amongst commonly used techniques are low.
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- S Pathak
- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Aintree University NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK.
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Ghittoni G, Caturelli E, Viera FT. Intrabile duct metastasis from colonic adenocarcinoma without liver parenchyma involvement: contrast enhanced ultrasonography detection. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009; 35:346-8. [DOI: 10.1007/s00261-009-9510-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2009] [Accepted: 02/27/2009] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Diagnosis and management of recurrent colorectal cancer. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 55:25-9. [PMID: 19069689 DOI: 10.2298/aci0803025b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Justification for the management of recurrent colorectal cancer begins with proof that the ultimate outcome measured by survival can be influenced. To do this, we must prove there is value to follow-up of colorectal cancer patients. Without followup, the management of recurrent cancer is limited.
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Sarpel U, Bonavia AS, Grucela A, Roayaie S, Schwartz ME, Labow DM. Does anatomic versus nonanatomic resection affect recurrence and survival in patients undergoing surgery for colorectal liver metastasis? Ann Surg Oncol 2008; 16:379-84. [PMID: 19020941 DOI: 10.1245/s10434-008-0218-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2008] [Revised: 10/07/2008] [Accepted: 10/07/2008] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Anatomic resection of colorectal liver metastases may offer a survival advantage because (1) it removes the hepatic functional unit as a whole and (2) nonanatomic resection has been reported to have a higher incidence of positive margins.A retrospective review was performed of patients undergoing hepatic resection for colorectal liver metastases. 183 patients met inclusion criteria of undergoing either anatomic or nonanatomic resection with the aim of removing all gross disease. Mean age was 61 years (range 31-90 years), 57% were male. 89 patients (49%) underwent nonanatomic resection, the remaining 94 (51%) had anatomic resection. Average duration of inflow occlusion was 10 min. Average length of stay was 7.4 days. There were three deaths, yielding a 1.6% 30-day mortality rate. There was no difference in the incidence of positive margins between types of resection. Recurrence was 27%, 55%, and 59% at 1, 3, and 5 years respectively. Overall survival was 89%, 67%, and 55% at 1, 3, and 5 years, respectively. Type of resection was not associated with significant differences in recurrence or survival even when adjusted for differences in preoperative risk.We conclude that hepatic resection for colorectal metastases can be performed safely and offers select patients with stage IV disease prolonged survival. Resection type should be based on the number and location of tumors, rather than on segmental anatomy. An emphasis on the preservation of hepatic parenchyma may be of increasing importance in the setting of chemotherapy-associated steatohepatitis, and the growing number of patients undergoing repeated metastasectomy.
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- Umut Sarpel
- Department of Surgery, New York University Medical Center, New York, USA.
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van der Bilt JDW, Kranenburg O, Borren A, van Hillegersberg R, Borel Rinkes IHM. Ageing and hepatic steatosis exacerbate ischemia/reperfusion-accelerated outgrowth of colorectal micrometastases. Ann Surg Oncol 2008; 15:1392-8. [PMID: 18335279 DOI: 10.1245/s10434-007-9758-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2007] [Revised: 10/14/2007] [Accepted: 10/15/2007] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury is frequently encountered during hepatic surgery. We recently showed that I/R accelerates the outgrowth of pre-established colorectal micrometastases. The aim of this study was to assess the influence of ischemia time, gender, age, and liver steatosis on the accelerated outgrowth of colorectal metastases following I/R. METHODS Five days after tumor cell inoculation, mice were subjected to 20, 30 or 45 min of left lobar I/R. To assess the influence of age, gender, and liver steatosis on I/R-accelerated tumor growth, we compared old with young mice, male with female mice, and mice with healthy livers with mice with steatotic livers. Endpoints were extent of tissue necrosis and tumor growth. RESULTS With increasing ischemia times, tissue necrosis and I/R-accelerated tumor growth increased, with a significant stimulatory effect at 30 and 45 min of ischemia. I/R-stimulated outgrowth of micrometastases was further increased by 33% in aged mice and by 42% in steatotic livers and was associated with increased tissue necrosis. In female mice tissue necrosis had decreased by 47% and tumor growth was reduced in both control and clamped liver lobes. The stimulatory effect of I/R on metastasis outgrowth was similar in male and female mice. CONCLUSIONS I/R-accelerated outgrowth of colorectal micrometastases largely depends on the duration of the ischemic period, with a safe upper limit of 20 min in mice. The stimulatory effects of I/R on tumor growth are exacerbated in aged mice and in steatotic livers.
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Mann CD, Metcalfe MS, Neal CP, Rees Y, Dennison AR, Berry DP. Role of ultrasonography in the detection of resectable recurrence after hepatectomy for colorectal liver metastases. Br J Surg 2007; 94:1403-7. [PMID: 17631680 DOI: 10.1002/bjs.5855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Background
Recurrence develops in most patients after hepatectomy for colorectal liver metastases. Repeat resection is feasible in some of these patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate an ultrasound-based follow-up protocol in the detection of resectable recurrent disease.
Methods
All patients undergoing hepatectomy for colorectal liver metastases at a single hepatobiliary referral centre in the UK from January 1999 to December 2004 were identified. Variables reviewed included rates of recurrence, mode and timing of detection, rates of repeat hepatectomy and survival.
Results
During the study period 191 patients underwent initial resection of colorectal liver metastases, of whom 109 developed recurrent disease. In total, 21 patients underwent potentially curative intervention, including 16 hepatic resections, four pulmonary resections and one staged pulmonary/hepatic resection. Ten of 72 patients who presented with recurrent disease within 12 months after initial resection were amenable to curative resection, compared with 11 of 37 patients presenting after 12 months. Sonographic surveillance identified all of the potentially resectable recurrent hepatic disease in the series.
Conclusion
Ultrasonography is effective in the detection of potentially resectable hepatic recurrence after hepatectomy for colorectal liver metastases; however, routine chest imaging is needed.
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- C D Mann
- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Leicester General Hospital, University Hospitals of Leicester, Gwendolen Road, Leicester LE5 4PW, UK.
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Pawlik TM, Choti MA. Shifting from clinical to biologic indicators of prognosis after resection of hepatic colorectal metastases. Curr Oncol Rep 2007; 9:193-201. [PMID: 17430690 DOI: 10.1007/s11912-007-0021-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Following resection of hepatic colorectal metastases, there are few criteria for predicting which patients have more aggressive disease and are, therefore, more likely to experience recurrence and reduced survival. Traditionally, primary tumor stage, preoperative carcinoembryonic antigen level, time from primary tumor treatment to diagnosis of hepatic metastases (disease-free interval), hepatic tumor size, number of hepatic metastases, and presence of extrahepatic disease have been reported to be predictors of survival after resection. However, the data regarding the prognostic importance of these clinicopathologic factors are inconsistent and conflicting. Therefore, conventional clinicopathologic factors may be inadequate for the purposes of prognostication. More recently, there has been increased interest in identifying biologic indicators that may help better define patients at risk for recurrence after hepatic resection for colorectal metastases. Recent studies have shown that proliferation markers such as p53 expression, tritiated thymidine uptake, thymidylate synthase, Ki-67, and human telomerase reverse transcriptase may be better predictors of outcome after resection of hepatic colorectal metastases. Moreover, tumor response to preoperative chemotherapy may also prove to be a useful predictor of outcome following liver resection for colorectal metastases.
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- Timothy M Pawlik
- Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD 22187-6681, USA
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Connor S, Hart MG, Redhead DN, Ireland H, Madhavan KK, Parks RW, Garden OJ. Follow-up and outcomes for resection of colorectal liver metastases in Edinburgh. Eur J Surg Oncol 2007; 33:55-60. [PMID: 17095181 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2006.09.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2006] [Accepted: 09/21/2006] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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AIM The aim of this study was to assess the value of a defined follow-up protocol for patients undergoing potentially curative hepatic resection for colorectal hepatic metastases. METHODS A standard protocol for the duration of the study consisted of clinical assessment, serum carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) and computed tomography. Patterns of recurrence, method and timing of diagnosis and outcome were recorded. RESULTS One hundred and ninety-one patients underwent potentially curative resection from 1989 to 2004 of whom 103 developed recurrence. The median (inter-quartile range) follow-up was 24.4 (6.5-42.3) months. The median (IQR) time to recurrence and overall survival was 25.0 (10 -not yet reached) and 45.2 (21-123) months, respectively. Seventeen patients (8.9%) underwent further surgery with curative intent. Fifty-five patients (57.9%) had recurrence diagnosed at routine follow-up with 71% (44/62) being diagnosed by CEA and CT. The CEA was elevated in 85.7% (72/84 patients) at the time of diagnosis of recurrence. CONCLUSION Although the detection of recurrent disease is common during follow-up after hepatic resection for colorectal metastases, few patients will be suitable for further intervention with curative intent. The exact nature of the follow-up protocol remains to be determined but if it is going to be performed it should be most intensive within the first 3 years.
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- S Connor
- Division of Clinical and Surgical Sciences (Surgery), University of Edinburgh, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, 51 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh EH16 4SA, United Kingdom
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Sugiura T, Nagino M, Oda K, Ebata T, Nishio H, Arai T, Nimura Y. Hepatectomy for Colorectal Liver Metastases with Macroscopic Intrabiliary Tumor Growth. World J Surg 2006; 30:1902-8. [PMID: 16983470 DOI: 10.1007/s00268-006-0205-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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OBJECTIVES We set out to clarify the clinicopathologic characteristics of colorectal liver metastases with macroscopic intrabiliary tumor growth and to determine optimal surgical management. METHODS Over 15 years, 6 of 103 patients undergoing hepatectomy for colorectal liver metastases had macroscopic intrabiliary tumor growth and were analyzed retrospectively. RESULTS We performed 11 operations for the 6 patients, consisting of 10 hepatectomies (including 1 hepatopancreatoduodenectomy) and 1 pancreatoduodenectomy. Three patients survived more than 5 years: 1 died of pulmonary emphysema with no sign of recurrence 101 months after initial hepatectomy; the 2 others were alive with no sign of recurrence at 74 and 145 months after initial hepatectomy. Median survival time of all 6 patients was 87.5 months. Histologically, intrabiliary tumor growth had two components: intraluminal and intraepithelial extension. In the proximal direction, distance between these two components ranged from 4-10 mm. CONCLUSION Aggressive surgical treatment can improve chances of long-term survival for patients with macroscopic intrabiliary growth of colorectal liver metastasis. Although nonanatomic limited resection is a common procedure for colorectal liver metastasis, anatomic hepatobiliary resection is recommended.
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- Teiichi Sugiura
- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya, 466-8550, Japan
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Tokai H, Kawashita Y, Eguchi S, Kamohara Y, Takatsuki M, Okudaira S, Tajima Y, Hayashi T, Kanematsu T. A case of mucin producing liver metastases with intrabiliary extension. World J Gastroenterol 2006; 12:4918-21. [PMID: 16937483 PMCID: PMC4087635 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i30.4918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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A 75-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with a diagnosis of liver metastases from colon cancer. He underwent right hemicolectomy for cecal cancer eight years ago, and had a metastatic liver tumor in segment 8 (S8), which was surgically resected about 4 years after the initial operation. Histopathological examination of the resected specimens from both operations revealed a well-differentiated adenocarcinoma with mucinous carcinoma. Four months after the second operation, computed tomography demonstrated a low-density lesion at the cut surface of the remnant liver. Although it was considered to be a postoperative collection of inflammatory fluid, it formed a cystic configuration and increased in size to approximately 5 cm in diameter. With a tentative diagnosis of a recurrence of metastatic cancer, partial hepatectomy of S8 was performed. Histological examination of the resected specimens also revealed mucinous adenocarcinoma, which had invaded into the biliary ducts, replacing and extending along its epithelium. Immunohistochemically, the tumor cells were positive for cytokeratin (CK) 20, but negative for CK7. Therefore, the tumor was diagnosed as a metastatic adenocarcinoma from colonic cancer. Liver metastases of colorectal adenocarcinoma sometimes invade the Glisson’s triad and grow along the biliary ducts.
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- Hirotaka Tokai
- Department of Transplantation and Digestive Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1-7-1 Sakamoto, Nagasaki 852-8051, Japan.
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Pawlik TM, Choti MA. Shifting from clinical to biologic indicators of prognosis after resection of hepatic colorectal metastases. CURRENT COLORECTAL CANCER REPORTS 2006. [DOI: 10.1007/s11888-006-0007-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Metcalfe M, Mann C, Mullin E, Maddern G. Detecting curable disease following hepatectomy for colorectal metastases. ANZ J Surg 2005; 75:524-7. [PMID: 15972037 DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2005.03421.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Although resection may be curative for patients with hepatic colorectal metastases, recurrence occurs in the majority. Recurrence is occasionally amenable to repeated resection. The aim of the present study was to evaluate which modalities, at what intervals, detected potentially curable resection. METHODS The records of patients undergoing hepatectomy for colorectal metastases over 10 years in one centre were retrospectively reviewed to determine when and how recurrence was diagnosed. Specific attention was paid to the detection of potentially curable disease. RESULTS Of 41 recurrences, 22 occurred in the first year postoperatively, 21 of which were suitable for palliative treatment only. Ten of 19 recurrences occurring after 1 year underwent potentially curative intervention, 10 were diagnosed by computed tomography (CT). Carcinoembryonic antigen did not diagnose any curable recurrence. CONCLUSIONS A follow-up protocol is proposed, based on annual CT.
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- Matthew Metcalfe
- University of Adelaide Department of Surgery, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville, South Australia, Australia
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Chafai N, Chan CLH, Bokey EL, Dent OF, Sinclair G, Chapuis PH. What factors influence survival in patients with unresected synchronous liver metastases after resection of colorectal cancer? Colorectal Dis 2005; 7:176-81. [PMID: 15720359 DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2004.00744.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to determine whether the survival of patients with untreated synchronous liver metastases after resection of a colorectal cancer was associated with any features of the primary tumour. METHODS Information for 398 consecutive patients with unresected liver metastases in the period 1971-2001 was examined by multivariate survival analysis. RESULTS Of 19 clinical and pathological variables considered, survival was independently associated only with residual tumour in a line of resection (hazard ratio (HR) 1.95), venous invasion (HR 1.87), right colonic tumour (HR 1.68), lymph node metastasis (HR 1.54), and extra-hepatic metastasis (HR 1.16); 8.3% of patients had none of these adverse features. Their 2-year overall survival rate was 39.2%, compared with only 16.5% (P < 0.001) in those with one or more adverse features. CONCLUSIONS These findings may assist in selecting patients most likely to benefit from treatment of hepatic metastases and in counselling patients and their relatives.
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- N Chafai
- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Concord Hospital and The University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Dabbs DJ, Geisinger KR, Ruggiero F, Raab SS, Nalesnik M, Silverman JF. Recommendations for the reporting of tissues removed as part of the surgical treatment of malignant liver tumors. Hum Pathol 2004; 35:1315-23. [PMID: 15668887 DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2004.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The Association of Directors of Anatomic and Surgical Pathology (ADASP) has developed recommendations for the surgical pathology report for primary and metastatic epithelial tumors in the liver. These recommendations are reported herein.
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- David J Dabbs
- Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, PA 15213, USA
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Chedid AD, Villwock MDM, Chedid MF, Rohde L. Fatores prognósticos na ressecção de metástases hepáticas de câncer colorretal. ARQUIVOS DE GASTROENTEROLOGIA 2003; 40:159-65. [PMID: 15029391 DOI: 10.1590/s0004-28032003000300005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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OBJETIVO: Determinar o impacto de fatores prognósticos na sobrevida de pacientes com metástases hepáticas ressecadas e originadas de câncer colorretal. CASUÍSTICA E MÉTODOS: Foram analisados os prontuários de 28 pacientes submetidos a ressecção hepática de metástases de câncer colorretal de abril de 1992 a setembro de 2001. Foram realizadas 38 ressecções (8 pacientes com mais de uma ressecção no mesmo tempo cirúrgico e 2 pacientes submetidos a re-ressecções). Todos haviam sido submetidos previamente a ressecção do tumor primário. Utilizou-se protocolo de rastreamento de metástases hepáticas que incluiu revisões clínicas trimestrais, ecografia abdominal e dosagem de CEA até se completarem 5 anos de seguimento e após, semestralmente. Os fatores prognósticos estudados foram: estágio do tumor primário, tamanho das metástases > 5cm, intervalo entre ressecção do tumor primário e surgimento da metástase < 1 ano, CEA >100 ng/mL, margens cirúrgicas < 1cm e doença metastática extra-hepática. O estudo foi retrospectivo e a análise estatística foi feita pela curva de Kaplan-Meier, log-rank e regressão de Cox. RESULTADOS: A morbidade foi 39,3% e a mortalidade operatória foi 3,6%. A sobrevida em 5 anos foi de 35%. Os fatores prognósticos independentes adversos foram: intervalo < 1 ano entre ressecção do tumor primário e surgimento da metástase, e doença metastática extra-hepática. CONCLUSÕES: A ressecção hepática de metástases de câncer colorretal é um procedimento seguro com sobrevida em 5 anos acima dos 30%. Foram fatores prognósticos independentes adversos: doença metastática extra-hepática e intervalo < 1 ano entre ressecção do tumor primário e surgimento da metástase.
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Vlems FA, Diepstra JHS, Punt CJA, Ligtenberg MJL, Cornelissen IMHA, van Krieken JHJM, Wobbes T, van Muijen GNP, Ruers TJM. Detection of disseminated tumour cells in blood and bone marrow samples of patients undergoing hepatic resection for metastasis of colorectal cancer. Br J Surg 2003; 90:989-95. [PMID: 12905553 DOI: 10.1002/bjs.4161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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BACKGROUND In 50-60 per cent of patients who undergo hepatic resection for metastasis of colorectal cancer the first site of tumour recurrence is extrahepatic, indicating the presence of more extensive disease at the time of resection. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether the presence of disseminated tumour cells in blood and bone marrow could predict extrahepatic tumour recurrence. METHODS Cytokeratin 20 (CK20) reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction was used to study the presence of tumour cells in preoperative peripheral blood and bone marrow samples from 41 patients with liver metastasis scheduled for surgical resection. RESULTS CK20 expression was detected in six of 41 peripheral blood samples and in eight of 32 bone marrow samples. There was no correlation between CK20-positive samples and subsequent extrahepatic recurrence. Positive blood samples did, however, correlate with high serum carcinoembryonic antigen level and large tumour volume. None of the 14 patients previously treated with chemotherapy had CK20-positive samples, whereas six of 27 blood and eight of 20 bone marrow samples were positive in the chemotherapy-naive group. CONCLUSION Although the number of patients in this study is limited, the presence of disseminated tumour cells did not predict subsequent extrahepatic recurrence. The results strongly suggest that the presence of circulating tumour cells in peripheral blood may reflect transient shedding of tumour cells related to large tumour volume.
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- F A Vlems
- Department of Surgery, University Medical Centre Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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Waisberg J, Palma RT, Neto LC, Martins LC, Oliveira MSL, Nagashima CA, Godoy AC, Goffi FS. Biliary carcinoembryonic antigen levels in diagnosis of occult hepatic metastases from colorectal carcinoma. World J Gastroenterol 2003; 9:1589-93. [PMID: 12854170 PMCID: PMC4615511 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i7.1589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM: To prospectively explore the role of carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) in gallbladder bile in patients with colorectal carcinoma and the morphological and clinical features of neoplasia and the occurrence of hepatic metastases.
METHODS: CEA levels in the gallbladder and peripheral blood were studied in 44 patients with colorectal carcinoma and 10 patients with uncomplicated cholelithiasis. CEA samples were collected from the gallbladder bile and peripheral blood during the operation, immediately before extirpating the colorectal neoplasia or cholecystectomy. Values of up to 5 ng/mL were considered normal for bile and serum CEA.
RESULTS: In the 44 patients with colorectal carcinoma who underwent operation with curative intent, the average level of serum CEA was 8.5 ng/mL (range: 0.1 to 111.0 ng/ml) and for bile CEA it was 74.5 ng/mL (range: 0.2 to 571.0 ng/ml). In the patients with uncomplicated cholelithiasis who underwent cholecystectomy, the average level of serum CEA was 1.9 ng/mL (range: 1.0 to 3.5 ng/ml) and for bile CEA it was 1.2 ng/mL (range: 0.3 to 2.9 ng/ml). The average duration of follow-up time was 16.5 mo (range: 6 to 48 mo). Four patients who underwent extirpation of the colorectal carcinoma without evidence of hepatic metastasis and with an average bile CEA value of 213.2 ng/mL presented hepatic metastases between three and seventeen months after removal of the primary colorectal neoplasia. Three of them successfully underwent extirpation of the hepatic lesions.
CONCLUSION: High CEA levels in gallbladders of patients undergoing curative operation for colorectal carcinoma may indicate the presence of hepatic metastases. Such patients must be followed up with special attention to the diagnosis of such lesions.
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- Jaques Waisberg
- Surgical Gastroenterology Department, Hospital do Servidor Público Estadual, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Polycarpo A, Topciu FR, Abucham Neto JZ, Lopes LS, Catelani LGC, Zerwes MHDT, Gonçalves S, Waisberg J. Determinação do antígeno carcinoembrionário biliar na detecção das metástases hepáticas do carcinoma colorretal. Acta Cir Bras 2003. [DOI: 10.1590/s0102-86502003001000002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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OBJETIVO: Analisar, prospectivamente, os resultados da determinação do antígeno carcinoembriário (CEA) na bile vesicular, relacionando-os com os aspectos morfológicos e clínicos da neoplasia e recidiva hepática. MÉTODOS: Os níveis do CEA foram estudados na bile vesicular e no sangue periférico de 44 doentes com carcinoma colorretal e 10 com colelitíase não complicada, a partir de amostras do CEA colhidas imediatamente antes da extirpação da neoplasia colo-retal e da colecistectomia (considerou-se valor normal até 5 ng/ml). RESULTADOS: Os 44 carcinomas colorretais extirpados com intenção curativa tiveram nível médio do CEA sérico de 8,5 ng/ml e CEA biliar, 74,5 ng/ml. Nas colelitíases não complicadas submetidas a colecistectomia, o nível médio do CEA sérico foi de 1,9 ng/ml e CEA biliar, 1,2 ng/ml. Quatro doentes submetidos à extirpação do carcinoma colo-retal, sem evidências de metástases hepáticas e com valor médio de CEA biliar de 213,2 ng/ml apresentaram metástases hepáticas entre três a 17 meses após a extirpação. CONCLUSÃO: o nível elevado de CEA biliar dos operados por carcinoma colo-retal pode indicar presença de metástases hepáticas e esses enfermos devem ser acompanhados com especial atenção para diagnosticar essas lesões.
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- Faculdade de Medicina do ABC; Hospital do Servidor Público Estadual de São Paulo
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Kubo M, Sakamoto M, Fukushima N, Yachida S, Nakanishi Y, Shimoda T, Yamamoto J, Moriya Y, Hirohashi S. Less aggressive features of colorectal cancer with liver metastases showing macroscopic intrabiliary extension. Pathol Int 2002; 52:514-8. [PMID: 12366810 DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1827.2002.01382.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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We have previously reported the frequent occurrence of bile duct invasion by liver metastases from colorectal cancer. We found that patients with macroscopic intrabiliary cancer growth survive longer after hepatectomy than those without this feature. In the present study, we analyzed the clinicopathological features of primary colorectal cancer showing macroscopic intrabiliary extension of liver metastases. We reviewed 217 patients who underwent initial hepatic resection for colorectal liver metastasis between 1992 and 1998, and analyzed the corresponding primary colorectal cancers clinicopathologically. Microscopic bile duct invasion was found in 89 of 217 cases (40.6%) and, of these cases, 23 (10.6%) had macroscopic intrabiliary extension. Histological sections of the corresponding primary colorectal cancer were available in eight (group A) of these 23 cases. These were compared with 20 cases, selected randomly, of colorectal cancer that did not show bile duct invasion and were diagnosed as liver metastases. These patients underwent hepatectomy during the same period as group A and were used as a control (group B). The histology of the primary tumors revealed well-differentiated adenocarcinoma in 100% of group A and in 25% of group B. The average maximum diameter of the primary tumor was 5.32 cm in group A and 3.61 cm in group B. Venous invasion was detected in 25% of group A and in 90% of group B (P < 0.01), while the incidences of lymphatic vessel invasion and lymph node metastases were similar between the groups. These data suggest that macroscopic intrabiliary extension could be a good indicator of a unique subgroup of colorectal cancers showing less aggressive features even though they develop liver metastases. Careful histological evaluation is important even for metastatic tumors.
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- Makoto Kubo
- Clinical Laboratory Division, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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Watine J, Miédougé M, Friedberg B. Carcinoembryonic antigen as an independent prognostic factor of recurrence and survival in patients resected for colorectal liver metastases: a systematic review. Dis Colon Rectum 2001; 44:1791-9. [PMID: 11742164 DOI: 10.1007/bf02234457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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PURPOSE We attempted to answer the question of whether serum levels of carcinoembryonic antigen provide prognostic information, in terms of survival, in patients resected for colorectal liver metastases, independently of that provided by other commonly used radioclinical and pathologic factors. METHOD We performed a systematic review, without meta-analysis, of the biomedical literature using the methodology recommended by the Committee on Evidence-Based Laboratory Medicine of the International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine. RESULTS Despite the absence of sufficient details about the methods used to measure serum carcinoembryonic antigen in the 14 studies reviewed, strong arguments exist to include preoperative carcinoembryonic antigen measurements in future trials on the subject. In particular, preoperative carcinoembryonic antigen was found to be significant in the two studies with the greatest number of patients having a preoperative carcinoembryonic antigen assay, in the four studies with the most recent series of patients, in the study in which preoperative carcinoembryonic antigen was used as a continuous variable, and in the study in which preoperative carcinoembryonic antigen was used in terms of doubling time. Postoperative carcinoembryonic antigen was found to have a prognostic significance in the only two studies that evaluated this variable. CONCLUSION Taking into account the possible reasons for disagreements regarding carcinoembryonic antigen prognostic value between the 14 studies reviewed, we propose some recommendations to improve the reproducibility and the quality of future studies in this field. In particular, we stress the need for a higher degree of multidisciplinary collaboration in clinical trials.
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- J Watine
- Laboratoire de Biologie Polyvalente, Centre Hospitalier Général, F-12027 Rodez Cédex 9, France
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Nagakura S, Shirai Y, Hatakeyama K. Computed tomographic features of colorectal carcinoma liver metastases predict posthepatectomy patient survival. Dis Colon Rectum 2001; 44:1148-54. [PMID: 11535855 DOI: 10.1007/bf02234637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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PURPOSE The gross appearance of colorectal carcinoma liver metastases reflects the biologic behavior of the tumor, yielding prognostic information. The aims of this retrospective study were to determine whether preoperative computed tomographic features of colorectal carcinoma liver metastases reflect the gross appearance of resected specimens and whether these computed tomographic hepatic features predict survival after hepatectomy. METHODS Eighty-five patients underwent curative partial hepatectomy for colorectal carcinoma liver metastases. Preoperative computed tomographic features of the largest hepatic deposit were classified by the contour of advancing margin of the tumor into two types: lobular tumors with indentations with an acute angle and nonlobular tumors without such indentations. The correlation between computed tomographic features and 18 other clinicopathologic factors was examined. RESULTS The overall five-year survival rate was 34.1 percent. Of 85 hepatic tumors examined, 49 were lobular and 36 were nonlobular. Computed tomographic features correlated significantly with gross appearance (P = 0.007). Univariate analysis revealed that computed tomographic features (P < 0.0001), gross appearance (P = 0.0063), size of the largest hepatic deposit (P = 0.0075), age (P = 0.0140), and satellite lesions (P = 0.0443) were significant prognosticators. The five-year survival rates in patients with lobular and nonlobular tumors were 10.4 and 66.1 percent, respectively. By multivariate analysis, computed tomographic features (P < 0.0001) and size of the largest hepatic deposit (P = 0.0419) were independently significant. CONCLUSIONS Computed tomographic features of colorectal carcinoma liver metastases correlate with their gross appearance. The computed tomographic characterization of liver metastases is the most important independent prognostic factor in patients undergoing curative hepatectomy.
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- S Nagakura
- Department of Surgery, Niigata University School of Medicine, 1-757 Asahimachi-dori, Niigata City, 951-8510 Japan
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Kokudo N, Tada K, Seki M, Ohta H, Azekura K, Ueno M, Matsubara T, Takahashi T, Nakajima T, Muto T. Anatomical major resection versus nonanatomical limited resection for liver metastases from colorectal carcinoma. Am J Surg 2001; 181:153-9. [PMID: 11425058 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9610(00)00560-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Although systematic anatomical hepatic resection has been reported to improve patient survival in hepatocellular carcinoma, principles of hepatectomy procedure have not been clearly demonstrated in secondary hepatic malignancy. The purpose of the present study was to determine whether selection of surgical procedures for liver resection is associated with the pattern of tumor recurrence or patient survival. METHODS During the period of 1980 through 1999, 174 cases underwent liver resection for hepatic metastasis from colorectal cancer. Of these, 96 underwent systematic anatomical major hepatic resection (anatomical group) and 78 cases underwent nonanatomical limited resection (nonanatomical group). Subset analysis of 115 patients with unilobar single or double tumors was also conducted. RESULTS The overall 5-year survival rate of 174 patients was 43.2%. Univariate analysis did not show a significant difference in patient survival according to surgical procedure (anatomical group versus nonanatomical group). Operative morbidity and mortality rates were slightly higher in anatomical group. From the subset analysis in unilobar single or double tumors, anatomical major hepatectomy was unnecessary in 80.4% of the cases if the tumors were resectable by nonanatomical limited resection. Ninety percent of the ipsilateral recurrence, which could have been avoided if the first operation was anatomical hemihepatectomy, could undergo second hepatectomy with 5-year survival rate of 58.3%. CONCLUSIONS There was not a significant difference in patient survival according to surgical procedure. To minimize surgical stress and operative risk, nonanatomical limited liver resection should be a basic surgical procedure for colorectal metastases.
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- N Kokudo
- Department of Surgery, Cancer Institute Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
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Rodgers MS, McCall JL. Surgery for colorectal liver metastases with hepatic lymph node involvement: a systematic review. Br J Surg 2000; 87:1142-55. [PMID: 10971419 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2168.2000.01580.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND Liver resection for colorectal metastases is the only known treatment associated with long-term survival; extrahepatic disease is usually considered a contraindication to such treatment. However, some surgeons do not regard spread to the hepatic lymph nodes as a contraindication provided that these nodes can be excised adequately. A systematic review of the literature was undertaken to address this issue. METHODS An electronic search using Medline, Cancerlit and Embase databases was performed for studies reporting liver resection for colorectal metastases from 1964 to 1999. Data were extracted from papers reporting outcome for patients with positive hepatic nodes and analysed according to predetermined criteria. RESULTS Fifteen studies were identified that gave survival data on 145 node-positive patients. Five patients were reported to have survived 5 years after liver resection; one was disease free, two had recurrent disease and the disease status was not described in the remaining two. Five studies containing 83 patients specified a formal lymph node dissection as part of the surgical procedure and four of the five node-positive 5-year survivors were from these studies. CONCLUSION There are few 5-year survivors after liver resection, with or without lymph node dissection, for colorectal hepatic metastases involving the hepatic lymph nodes.
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- M S Rodgers
- Department of Surgery, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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Valiozis I, Zekry A, Williams SJ, Hunt DR, Bourke MJ, Jorgensen JO, Morris DL, Craig PI. Palliation of hilar biliary obstruction from colorectal metastases by endoscopic stent insertion. Gastrointest Endosc 2000; 51:412-7. [PMID: 10744811 DOI: 10.1016/s0016-5107(00)70440-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND In patients with hepatic metastases from colorectal carcinoma there is a distinct subgroup in whom jaundice is not due to hepatic replacement but rather biliary obstruction. We reviewed our experience with stent insertion in patients with malignant proximal biliary obstruction from metastatic colorectal carcinoma. METHODS Thirty-three patients were treated between July 1992 and December 1996. Placement of a single stent was attempted at initial endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. Hilar biliary obstruction was classified according to Bismuth's classification. RESULTS Successful stent placement was possible in 94% overall and at initial endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in 39% of patients. Successful stent placement occurred significantly more often in patients with a type I stricture. Cholangitis was the principal complication occurring in 24% of patients. The 30-day mortality rate was 24%, with death occurring significantly less often in patients with a type I or II stricture. Overall, 45% of patients had a 30% fall in bilirubin at 1 week. The median survival was 81 days, with significantly longer survival seen in patients with a type I or II stricture. CONCLUSIONS Endoscopic stent placement offers effective palliation in most patients with hilar obstruction from colorectal metastases. A subset of patients with type III strictures and greater than 3 intrahepatic metastases often do not benefit from stent insertion.
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- I Valiozis
- Departments of Gastroenterology and Surgery, St. George and Westmead Hospitals, Sydney, Australia
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Ueno H, Mochizuki H, Hatsuse K, Hase K, Yamamoto T. Indicators for treatment strategies of colorectal liver metastases. Ann Surg 2000; 231:59-66. [PMID: 10636103 PMCID: PMC1420966 DOI: 10.1097/00000658-200001000-00009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To analyze the survival predictors of patients undergoing hepatectomy for colorectal liver metastasis to determine useful indicators for therapy selection. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA Although recurrence develops in more than two thirds of patients undergoing hepatectomy for colorectal liver metastasis, preoperative characteristics that might predict such recurrence have yet to be clearly identified. METHODS Clinicopathologic data of 85 consecutive patients with colorectal cancer who underwent a curative resection of primary lesions and metastatic liver diseases at one institute were analyzed using the multivariate method with respect to both the metastatic state and the primary lesion. RESULTS Multivariate analysis indicated that the aggressiveness of the primary tumor, early liver metastasis, and a large number of liver metastases were the characteristics that could be detected before hepatectomy and that independently indicated a worse survival. A three-ranked classification based on these coefficients (H-staging) was significantly related to both the recurrence rate within 6 months (7% in H-stage A, 30% in B, and 44% in C) and the 5-year survival rates (55%, 14%, and 0% respectively). An additional scoring system (H'-staging) based on the aggressiveness of the primary tumor and the level of carcinoembryonic antigen 1 to 3 months after hepatectomy was found to be related to the mode of subsequent recurrence and surgical resectability of the recurrent foci. CONCLUSIONS H-staging can provide useful prognostic information for the treatment of liver metastasis. H-staging could also help in predicting the possible mode of recurrence after hepatectomy and in determining the most suitable mode of additional therapy. Further multiinstitutional studies based on a large collective database will confirm the utility of these two staging systems.
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- H Ueno
- Department of Surgery I, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan
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Cromheecke M, de Jong KP, Hoekstra HJ. Current treatment for colorectal cancer metastatic to the liver. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY 1999; 25:451-63. [PMID: 10527592 DOI: 10.1053/ejso.1999.0679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Surgery is currently the only available treatment option which offers the potential for cure for patients with liver metastases from colorectal cancer. Of those who undergo a potentially curative operation for their primary tumour but subsequently recur, almost 80% will develop evidence of metastatic disease within the liver. Greater experience and improvements in technique in liver surgery, with an increasingly aggressive surgical approach to metastatic colorectal cancer to the liver, has resulted in prolonged disease-free survival with 5-year rates varying from 21% to 48%. In order to increase these numbers further and to treat patients not eligible for surgical therapy, new treatment modalities and strategies have been developed. This review presents an update of the current treatment for colorectal disease metastatic to the liver.
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- M Cromheecke
- Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, Groningen, The Netherlands
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Kokudo N, Sato T, Seki M, Ohta H, Azekura K, Ueno M, Matsubara T, Yanagisawa A, Kato Y, Takahashi T. Hepatic lymph node involvement in resected cases of liver metastases from colorectal cancer. Dis Colon Rectum 1999; 42:1285-90; discussion 1290-1. [PMID: 10528765 DOI: 10.1007/bf02234215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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PURPOSE Lymph node metastasis in the hepatoduodenal ligament is known as one of the most significant prognostic factors after liver resection for colorectal metastasis. However, there have been very few articles on the clinical features of node-positive patients and on detailed distribution of positive nodes. Further, there has been no established strategy on how to handle hepatic lymph nodes during liver resection. To address these subjects, a retrospective study was conducted. METHODS During the period of 1980 through April 1998, 182 hepatic resections were performed for metastatic colorectal carcinoma. Of these, 78 cases had hepatic lymph node sampling during the operation. Distribution of positive nodes, location of liver metastasis, stage of the primary lesion, and outcome after liver resection were analyzed. RESULTS Nine cases (12 percent) had secondary lymph node metastases in the hepatoduodenal ligament. The incidence was slightly higher (13.5 percent) in the most recent 44 consecutive cases. There was a tendency for liver metastases in the right lobe to metastasize to No. 12b (or node of the foramen of Winslow, lymph nodes along the common bile duct) and liver metastases in the left lobe to metastasize to No. 8a (anterosuperior group of the lymph nodes along the common hepatic artery). Outcome of node-positive patients (n = 9) was extremely poor (P < 0.001) compared with that of node-negative patients (n = 66), and the most common site of recurrence in the node-positive patients was remnant liver and hepatic lymph nodes. Preoperatively, there were no significant predicting factors for positive hepatic lymph nodes. CONCLUSIONS No. 8a and No. 12b nodes are principal nodes that should be palpated and sampled during liver resection to check the secondary lymphatic spread from liver metastases. Hepatic nodal involvement indicates the progression of disease beyond simple liver metastases and may not be the indication for simple surgical removal. Further study, including hepatoduodenal dissection and systemic adjuvant chemotherapy, may elucidate the survival benefit, if any, of liver resection in node-positive patients.
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- N Kokudo
- Department of Surgery, Cancer Institute Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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Hookman P, Barkin JS. The role of vigorous detection of recurrence after curative resection of colorectal cancer. Am J Gastroenterol 1998; 93:2624-7. [PMID: 9860448 DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.1998.02625.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- P Hookman
- University of Miami, School of Medicine, Mt. Sinai Medical Center, Division of Gastroenterology, Miami Beach, FL, USA
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Eberwein M, Prommegger R, Oberwalder M, Unger A, Klingler A, Glaser K, Tschmelitsch J. Resection of hepatic metastases from colorectal cancer. Eur Surg 1998. [DOI: 10.1007/bf02620215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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